You're not wrong by any stretch but there are good things to it as well. For me, I have a small kid. This makes it VERY difficult for me to make it to the theater. For this reason, I built a home theater complete with an HD projo and 92" of beauty. For people like me, it's a great alternative.

For sure. it's not like keeping it in theaters has kept the piracy down though.

There are for sure ways but \I think the tech exists to disable PVR and it would no doubt be done in the same way as Netflix I suspect.

lol Don't look at me. I'm not one of the purists who love the experience. Honestly, I probably go to the theater less than most people here. Usually when I go it's just as something to do with my girlfriend. Or occasionally the movie I really can't wait to see and I'll take an afternoon trip myself to the theater. But really, I'm far from a regular movie goer. I am MUCH more likely to wait for DVD.

In fact, I don't even buy into this whole "oh but this movie is just something you have to see on the big screen at the theater" type of arguments you get for some movies. Forget that. I have a big screen HDTV at home with a plenty suitable surround sound that is definitely good enough a substitute for me.

Top that off with the fact that I'm antisocial and hate people (especially crowds--which is why I tend to go to the weekday matinee when I do go) lol and I'm the last person to advocate going to the theater for the experience as opposed to sitting at home. There is a reason my site is CouchPotatoClub, cause that's where I'd much rather reside lol

As for the experience thing, I was only making the argument as a means to point out something the theaters can do if they feel the pressure and want to ramp up attendance. Cause there's nothing the theaters can do about how the studios decide to get their product to the consumers. But there is something the theaters can do in order to make the theater-going experience a more enticing thing (they can start with lowering those criminally outrageous prices too).

But yes, all in all, I was presenting a counter-argument so to speak. I actually like this On-Demand idea (though that price is a little steep). That just means even fewer reasons to have to leave the house lol I was merely pointing out the reason the theaters are actually upset and how this could in fact affect their business (though I could care less really). Like I said, it's only a matter of time before we get to a day where this direct-to-consumer thing becomes a norm. And I'd much rather have it that way.

I don't think that set time and those other restrictions would have an effect. I mean the theater operates the same way. Also, (I didn't realize this till you said it) but the way you describe it makes it seem that it's not like Comcast On-Demand where you watch what you want when you want, but rather they'll be treated more similar to PPV events. Not sure if they'll allow it in a case like this, but I know with my cable (Comcast) I can order a PPV event and record it (just recently did it with Wrestlemania). So, if that's an option, it does become "what I want, when I want" with the ability to rewind/etc.

I don't think the theater always will have the advantage here. The theater really doesn't offer me anything worthwhile to warrant me going there instead of staying home. Well, they won't have anything to offer me if this On-Demand thing goes into effect. Just a 60day wait. Might be totally worth it no matter how bad I want to see a movie.

Also, I'm not at all on the theaters' side. My previous comment wasn't about that. It was just to explain their standpoint on this issue. Just because I can understand their problem, doesn't mean I give a crap about their struggle, cause I really don't. Want to gain my business some more? Quit making it a vacation-sized-budget required to go to the movies anymore.

And finally, your final paragraph there exemplifies what I was talking about. Not that I'm on theaters' sides, but from an objective view, if theaters do want to fight dwindling sales, they need to look beyond the content/movies (which they can't really control) and look to what they can control: the experience. My point being, that they experience they offer now (just a movie and overpriced snacks) isn't enough to hold them up in a struggle. But with those theaters you point out, they focus on the experience. And here they remain profitable and content. Just proof that the big chains are focusing on the wrong thing. It's not the movie that matters to the general public really (they have millions of ways to see movies all the time these days), but rather the experience that draws most of them in. Again, not my viewpoint that the experience will draw me in, just talking generally. I'm all for the guys that can bring those movies to me as quick as possible without making me leave the house. I'd much rather wait a couple months and stay at home rather than have an "experience" out and have to deal with people that get on my damn nerves and overinflated prices, which seriously, how it's not against the law (considering they forbid you to bring in outside food/drinks) is beyond me. It has to be price gouging or extortion or something.